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(43) Date of publication: 06.11.2013 Bulletin 2013/45 (21) Application number: 11805351.1 (22) Date of filing: 16.12.2011

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  H04L 29/12(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/US2011/065317 (87) International publication number: WO 2012/091951 (05.07.2012 Gazette 2012/27)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR (30) Priority: 30.12.2010 US 982125 (71) Applicant: Verisign, Inc. Reston, VA 20190 (US)	(72) Inventors: GOULD, James Reston, Virginia 20190 (US) VEERAMACHANENI, Srikanth Reston, Virginia 20190 (US) STRIER, Suzanna Reston, Virginia 20190 (US) SHORTER, William Reston, Virginia 20190 (US) (74) Representative: Harrison Goddard Foote LLP  4th Floor Merchant Exchange 17-19 Whitworth Street West Manchester M1 5WG Manchester M1 5WG (GB)